Anonymous
Post 03/03/2018 08:29     Subject: British Turns of Phrase or Expressions?
Have a root means sexual intercourse
Anonymous
Post 03/03/2018 07:58     Subject: Re:British Turns of Phrase or Expressions?

https://www.paperrater.com/page/british-slang-words

Found out that "jammy" means lucky -- jammy sod! Just love that phrase, pp!


Anonymous
Post 03/03/2018 07:50     Subject: British Turns of Phrase or Expressions?
"Bugger off" always works for me. Sounds ruder than bug off but not as bad as f*** off. A nice in between.
Anonymous
Post 03/03/2018 07:38     Subject: British Turns of Phrase or Expressions?
My favorite is "popped her clogs" for dying.

Anonymous
Post 03/03/2018 06:31     Subject: British Turns of Phrase or Expressions?
Cheeky -- sassy
Bricabrac -- bricabrac is stuff you would find at a thrift store or a yard sale. Miscellaneous old stuff people's houses.
A tosser is a masturbater. But not really vulgar. There is more swearing generally than in the US.
Like chalk and cheese -- very very different from each other. "Oh, Jimmy and Bob don't get along at all, they're like chalk and cheese."
Anonymous
Post 03/02/2018 23:50     Subject: Re:British Turns of Phrase or Expressions?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I love the word "baubles!" Means ornaments (Christmas ornaments)


They love the word brick a brack too. Brikabrak?


It’s “bric a brac” (and it’s French in origin).
Anonymous
Post 03/02/2018 22:08     Subject: Re:British Turns of Phrase or Expressions?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:One of my Brit friends called the other "a jammy sod" on FB this week. I laughed so loud - it's the most British expression ever.


I'm going to use that phrase!!!!! If only I knew what it meant.....


For context - he was playfully bragging about his first class upgrade he scored on a long work flight.

Others I like:

Being pissed = very drunk (not angry as in American English)
Being fit = super sexy/hot
Smart = put together well/nicely dressed
Anonymous
Post 03/02/2018 21:57     Subject: British Turns of Phrase or Expressions?
Anonymous wrote:Don't know but I'm sure DCUM will get it sorted.

Well done you!
Anonymous
Post 03/02/2018 21:53     Subject: Re:British Turns of Phrase or Expressions?
Not particularly funny, but I enjoy the use of "sorted" to mean "figured out". I like its efficiency.
Anonymous
Post 03/02/2018 21:11     Subject: Re:British Turns of Phrase or Expressions?
My favorite is "tired and emotional" = drunk
Anonymous
Post 03/02/2018 17:31     Subject: British Turns of Phrase or Expressions?
My favorite is saying someone has a face like a smacked arse. (It means they look very unhappy.)
Anonymous
Post 03/02/2018 17:29     Subject: Re:British Turns of Phrase or Expressions?
The two apps who answered OP's query were right. Collective nouns are singular in American English. Think about "United States," which for Americans is always followed by a singular verb despite technically being plural.
Anonymous
Post 03/02/2018 17:28     Subject: British Turns of Phrase or Expressions?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Taking the biscuit is more equivalent to the American “take the cake”


No, it’s the same as taking the piss.


(As long as it is followed by “out of you”). Otherwise it means that something is just the worst ever.)
Anonymous
Post 03/02/2018 17:25     Subject: British Turns of Phrase or Expressions?
Anonymous wrote:Taking the biscuit is more equivalent to the American “take the cake”


No, it’s the same as taking the piss.
Anonymous
Post 03/02/2018 17:20     Subject: British Turns of Phrase or Expressions?
Anonymous wrote:Are there any Brits or english scholars on here who could clear this up: my mother although German, spent the first 16+ years of her life in the UK, she says things like this: "France are..." or "Germany are leading in the match..." in reference to a team event and I've heard this in Britain--it seems to be British english. Whereas in the US we'd say France is... or Germany is leading...etc,.

Is this grammatically correct even in the UK? Anyone else find other turns of phrase or grammar different in Britain vs US?



Yes, collective nouns are often treated as plural: e.g., "the government are..."